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Challenges and Opportunities for Public Health Nursing: Present and Future

Challenges and Opportunities for Public Health Nursing: Present and Future. Lillian Wald. PHN in Emergency Preparedness. Unique contributions of PHN - focus on populations. “Worst Case Scenario”. - Affects the entire state of Minnesota

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Challenges and Opportunities for Public Health Nursing: Present and Future

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  1. Challenges and Opportunities for Public Health Nursing: Present and Future

  2. Lillian Wald

  3. PHN in Emergency Preparedness

  4. Unique contributions of PHN - focus on populations

  5. “Worst Case Scenario” - Affects the entire state of Minnesota - Medications or vaccines dispensed to every citizen in 5 days or less - Clinics will operate 24/7

  6. Spanish Influenza of 1918 - 1919

  7. Unique contributions of PHN - systematic planning approach

  8. Process for MDS Off-site Triage Level 1 Screener Treatment Center (First Aid) Bus

  9. MDH Adjusted Standards of Mass Dispensing Matrix- Antibiotics

  10. MDH Adjusted Standards of Mass Dispensing Matrix- Antibiotics

  11. Unique contributions of PHN - collaborate with community partners

  12. Other unique contributions of PHN - understand communicable or infectious disease process - work across “silos” - experience and skill working with assistive and volunteer personnel

  13. PHN’s as Business People

  14. South Country Health Alliance

  15. Primewest Coverage Map

  16. PHN’s in Quality Improvement

  17. Public Health Intervention Wheel

  18. By the numbers… Population Mn Micropolitan – 14.7% of population Rural – 12.8% RN’s Mn Micropolitan – 12.4% of all RN’s Rural – 7.9% Median Age Mn 47 years old Micropolitan and rural – 49 years % of all Nurses between 55 years and 65+ Mn Micropolitan – 27.6% Rural – 28.5% PHN’s Mn – 2.9% of all RN’s Micropolitan – 5.3% Rural – 7.5%

  19. Challenges - aging workforce - salary - multicultural communities - limited learning opportunities for students

  20. Opportunities - Pay based on performance, outcome, market standards -new models for work - new model for education

  21. References Columbia University School of Nursing Center for Health Policy. (November 2002) Bioterrorism and Emergency Readiness Competencies for all Public Health Workers. Fromhttp://www.cumc.columbia.edu/dept/nursing/chphsr/pdf/btcomps.pdf Delaney,C. (2007,May 29). Health First – Build a refocused health system on the strengths of nurses [Letter to editor]. St.Paul Pioneer Press, p.B9. Office of Rural Health and Primary Care, Minnesota Department of Health. (July, 2006) Minnesota Registered Nurses Facts and Data 2006 Retrieved August 23, 2007 fromhttp://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/chs/workforce/rn06.htm

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